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John Taylorson
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My Locale

SoCal

About Me

Backpacking since high school, trail-guided in collage, then took a 25-year break after hauling a 35-pound pack. Today, I am 25-pounds lighter (my pack that is) and now enjoying sub-10 base weight weekends and week-long treks while teaching Scouts the joy of doing more with less.

All Forum Posts by John Taylorson

Re: BSA Backpacking miles?Bruce, "Backpacking miles" have been a tradition with our troop for many years (we are now 100 years old as of 2013). I don't know how the counsel justifies the added miles except tha...

Re: scout backpackingBob, I like your site and trip reports. As for Scouts and backpacking, I too got a little push-back from some leaders who felt Scouting is geared more for base camping than backpacking. Now that so...

Re: way to go, John!Hi Bob, I appreciate your questions and ended up writing a short book on my blog! The short answers are: Yes, parental involvement has been key; minimal gear inventory; most are younger scouts beca...

Re: Re: Timely Tip Too"I agree with Bob, perfect for a little fuel and not easily confused like an 8 oz spring water bottle."
I wouldn't want to confuse the contents with the original product, so I obsc...

Re: waterproof sleeping bag sackAJ, When I did use the turkey bag as a stuff sack for my sleeping bag, I carefully squeezed all the air our, then twisted the top and tucked the end over using the elephant trunk closure.
After ...

"Backpacking Miles"Hi Brian,
I like your website!
Personally, I am not a fan of "Backpacking miles." I have not been able to find an official BSA rule, but our local Los Angeles High Adventure Team gi...